How does a team like this lose the World Series?

[lancelot55]

Take a look at League Expert Mogul and view the Los Angeles team from the past year. I lost in game seven of the World Series, but how do I lose when I have 5 19 game winners with best pitching and hitting in the league, not to mention 127 wins.

[Seiryuu]

This is a copy of a post I made sometime ago...

To be very blunt... historically in MLB, the team with the BEST seasonal record in the playoff only goes on to win the World Series 25% of the time.

Since the start of the Divisional Playoff Format (including the oddity of 1981) the team with the best record has only won 1 out of 8 tries. The stats are as follows:

Best Record = 1 Win (Yankees)
2nd Best = 2 Wins
3rd Best = 2 Win
4th Best = 1 Win
5th Best = 0 Win
6th Best = 1 Win
7th Best = 0 Win
8th Best = 1 Win (Yankees again!)

In the previous format for the League Championship Series, 1969 to 1993 (excluding 1981,) the respective stats are as follows:

Best Record = 7 wins
2nd Best = 5 wins
3rd Best = 8 wins
4th Best = 4 wins

As such, I don't think the issue is how your team is being managed during the playoff, but rather that it is very tough for a team to win a short series, let alone three series in a row! This is especially evident as the best record in baseball has only won 1 of the last 7 tries. Surprisingly, the team with the third best record in baseball has won 10 out of 32 tries (SABR anyone?)

In summary... I don't really think you can blame the game... the concerns seem to be more a result of the MLB playoff format then with Clay and Co. Anyone else in favor of 154 game seasons!

[lancelot55]

I understand your point, but when a team is that dominant, it is hard to believe realistically that they would be beaten. Also, my team had advantages in every aspect of the game over the team I faced in the World Series. My number 5 starter would be their number one starter. All I am saying is that this has been a reoccuring theme in baseball mogul. I once had a team win 135 games and get swept in the first round by a team that only one 88 games. However, I do appreciate your feedback.

[KC Fan in IN]

Remember the monster Yankees of the 60's?

I seem to remember they were a dominating force as well, but ran into the Pirates.. When the Yankees won their three games..they HAMMERED the Pirates, but the Pirates won four of theirs by i think..almost one run games..all of them. almost pitchers duels..if i remember right.


Sometimes..the best team doesn't win the series.. sometimes the pitching doesn't hold at the "relief corps" . How did they do? What was their stats?

I bemoan with you about that. Happens all the dern time :)

[lancelot55]

Here is my lineup from last year, you may not agree, but look at these numbers.

Pitching Team ERA 3.05 #1


Starter Quincy Quinlan 2.63 19-9
Starter Alex Quine 2.53 24-4
Starter Virgil Joyner 2.81 22-2
Starter Freddy Garcia 3.15 19-3
Starter Brad Penny 3.13 19-3

C Bob File 1.96
S Esteban Avante 2.54
SR Juan Diaz 4.79
MR Pancho Rivas 5.12
LR Adam Brock 4.46
SS Norman Shew 1.83

Batting .287 #1

Leo Brewer CF .319 35 94
Lou McAfee 3B .315 28 113
Luis Rivas 2B .305 40 119
Gavin Giss LF .287 52 144
Gil Mitchell 1B .296 47 154
Carl Johnson RF .281 36 123
Luke Blair C .303 25 113
Waldo Corcoran SS .271 8 37

[KC Fan in IN]

What did your bullpen do? How many games did they lose...or how many blown saves did you get out of your closer and setup man?

I know that I had a horrendous duo and the others in my bullpen were good, and I couldnt win as well...it turned out that the problem was that I needed to cut bait and try the others in the position, and things turned around in the next couple of seasons..


Good Luck!:)